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Mr. Chang Yen Hoon. Chinese minister
sat for his photograph in Washington recent
". HIS servants carried up to the photog.
raphers room two or three trunks and several
smaller cases, in which were ten or a dozen
changes OF costume. The minister was adoDe',
IN each OF these and in as many different
9osiuoIls- lie wore silk cap, in the center
of which was a large diamond about tho size.
Of hazelnut. The cap fitted so closely that
the diamond looked like huge star set in his
skull From the cap hoated long peacock
feather Around his neck was necklace Of
three chains, each OF which was about n ward
long, composed Of precious stones. every sixth
OF which was a diamond His internreter
one OF the party, said the aggregate value Of
1ne Jewels was about million Of dollars.
The different costumes were cornrcself ~ IN.
richest silks and satins, embroidered with
solid gold and trimmed with richest furs-
Boston Transcript.
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in fact in behalf of that priaeinal "a
for his use. It is not sufficient ~. .tl1 s'la
that it is contract which the aa. .on
might have made. The true inquiTy :.
whether 1t is the act of the agent
agent, or if the person who is agent oo. :
ing for himself The facts of tbis "~ @
illustrate most clearly the princinls :
volyed. Here the agent, acting ana =
tending TO act for himself, dealing ,.i,L
credi5 seller intending to give him -
sonsliy credit for the goods sold. borcL. -.
goods equally appropriate 10 the b5s;
ness of his principal and 10 his own ns.
1t Is now sought to FIX liability on -
wife, because if the agent had profa,saS
so scs for her she would have -
bound for the payment Of all the ooC5-
bought. To permit this 10 be- -
where it is only shown that the ~.
chase was within the scope of The 80
cy, but not according to nor In exee1
ton of his power SIS agent, would ba -
extend the esponsibiiity of the min.
pal beyond any length 10 which il h..
been carried by any decision known =
| US and beyond any Imaginable mo-
sity Caldwell Y. Hart, 81 Miss. l28
We think the defendant is respoa,ibr.
as an undisclosed principal for ~
items on the account, and those onlr
bought for the use and benefit of ~
business transacted with her propa-,,
and that the burden of proof Is upoo H.
plaintiffs to show what items fall witblT
that class.
The plaintiffs position being that thu
crops grown were under the ststnts
grown by the husband acting for n.
wife, it results that if she is chargesbis
with the debts she must be held IN L.
the owner of the cotton which plsin6E,
have received, and the proceeds of sor5
crops must be applied 20 the dischsrgs
of those items which may be shown n
| be charges against her.
These views sufficiently indicate the
errors committed in the trial in the
court below. The judgment is reversed
aud cause remanded.
IN the Chicago municipal election on
the 9th, 74,67S votes were cast. agaips,
l0O976 in 1884. Roche, Republican
candidate for Mayor, received 81 2S
votes, and Nelson, Socialist, %, 40 votes
The Chicago Ecsaiag Journal estimate.
that $4,000 Democrats voted for Roeb,
and 5000 for Nelson II this estimat,
be correct what became of all the Dem
ocrats who elected Carter Harrison
Mayor in 1881?
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The Truth. of History.

The contribution from the pen of DIR.
b. F. Ward, which we publish in this
issue, has given US more pleasure than
anything We have read for many a
day.
The article in the Century, which
called forth DIR. Wards reply, is not the
first of it's kind, and it is time that
something was being said on the other
side. We are glad that one so well
equipped should have undertaken the
patriotic labor. 1t has been well per-
formed
Those Of US who are unwilling to be
drawn from our moorings by the mawk-
ish sentimentality with which so-called
Southerners delight to supply the North
ern demand, owe DIR. Ward a debt Of
gratitude for the mastery manner in
which he has handled the subject.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

Some boys in Richmond, Va. had fun with
a sparrow the other day. Upon a pigeon box
IN the yard was affixed a piece Of looking
giass The male sparrow would get as mad
as possible at the reflection Of his inagein the
mirror, and fight it furiousiy by the hour,
nyilg repeatedly 50 violently against the
siass as 10 knock himself backward in the arr,
from whence ne would return with increased
violence and vim until he would have e rest
Win hls wings dragging, bis moata opeu,
ana ms sides painting. After resting awhile
ne would pick up a small gravel stone in bis
Dill and renew the attack, striking the glass
with the gravel with ali the impetus his wings
could give him. and thus he would continue
until completely exhausted Chicago Herald.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

II is said that there is to be an in
crease of freights on fruits and vegeta-
bles from the Southern to the Western
markets. Why? There is no provision
in the Interstate Commerce law to war
rant such change. If it is attempted
shippers ought to try conclusions with
The companies before the Commission OF
in the courts. The remedy is ample.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

The marriage of one Of the greatest Paris
Ian melodramatic actresses-that IS 70 say,
great in the sense of size-is announced as a
coming event The lady is 50 large that she
IS called Himalaya by her friends and admir-
ers- Her intended husband is giant, who
was lately exhibited at place of pul lie en-
tertainment in Paris, and who attracted fire.
quent crowds. His bride viii be well dow
cred by her present protector, 50 that the
gigantic couple will be able to enjoy their
welded life without any fear Of pecu3iary
ADVERTISEMENTS Chicago Times.
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IT is said that the Mississippi Valley
Railroad, Morgan's Southern Pacific,
and the Texas Pacific, have made but
slight changes in their rates since the
Interstate Commerce law went into
effect, as they were mostly in line with
its provisions.
The clarion., 1887-04-13
SUPREME COURT CASES
| Rspcrssd for The cisriea BY W. r. Harper
i Attornsyst-Lsw, jackson, Miss
L. B. MOODY,
J. II. HosKINs.
october rerm-Iss6.

L. B. MOODY, !
V.
J. u. HosKINs.
Appeal from the Chancery Court OF
Lincoln county. Hon. LAUGH NC
LauriH, Chancellor.
A. C. McNair, for the appellant.
ii. Cassidy, for the appellee.
This is bill in equity exhibited by
l.. B. Moody against J. NJ Hosklns
prsying that complainant be allowed tt
redeem certain lands held by the defen
dant by virtue of tax title. 1hs
defendant demurred, and the chancellor
sustained the demurrer and dismissed
the bill. The complainant appealed
The case is sufficiently stated IN tbs
opinion.
CAMPBELL, j., delivered the opinion O
the Court.
On the Sd of January, 1876, when the
land was sold for taxes, and purchased
by the State, it belonged to infants. whe
by the statute then in force, Code Of
1871, 2 170l, had 'the right to redeem
the same within one year after attaining
full age" on the terms prescribed by
that section. On the 10th of April
1876, by "An act in relation To puoil'
revenue and for other purposes, Acts
D. 129, that part of the Code of 1871 wa
repealed, and all lands held by the STATE
for taxes were declared subject TO pur
chase, as provided by that act, by which
the State proposed to convey an absolute
title to the purchaser from it. Th'
land was purchased from the State II
December, 1878, in pursuance of thl
act and is now held by the appellee
who denies the right of the infants t
| redeem, as provided by the Code o
1871, and claims title free from th'
right of redemption.
This presents the question, Can thi
| Legislature, after a sale for taxes unde
law which secures TO the owner th'
right to redeem the land, take away anC
destroy this right?
We answer in the negative. To adml
such right is to concede the power t
transfer valuable rights from one t,
another by the easy process of legisls
tive declaration. By its purchase o
this land, on the Sd of January, 1876
the State acquired not an absolute It'll,
but a conditional or contingent one
which was liable to be defeated ano
Invested by the redemption of the land
as prescribed. By the act of 10Th oI
April, 1876, this right of redemption
was destroyed, by enacting that the
title of the State, before that conditional
and con tingent, should be absolute and
unconditional, and held free from any
right of redemption. This is not legis
lation but confiscstion, and is beyond
the power of the Legislature. The right
of redemption, as secured by the law in
force when the sale was made to the
State, was not affected by the act OF
April 10, 1876, and the purchaser frorl
the State took the land subject to this
right. Decree reversed, demurrer over
ruled, and cause remanded with leave
to plead or answer in thirty days after
the mandate herein shall be filed in the
chancery court.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

We see no reason for fighting imagi-
nary opponents Of Senator Walthall.
Among the people there is not the
slightest discomfort with him, and to
change Senators just for the fun of the
thing, is the worst possible policy for
the State and the South Commercial
Herald
The opponents of Senator Walthall
are ''men in buckram" undoubtedly
but if the boys enjoy fighting them why
object? 1t is believed by everybody
that the vote for Gen. Walthall will be
unanimous, as it ought to be.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

PROFESSOR LAWRENCE JoHNsoE re-
ports concerning Grenada, Duck Hill
and Durant, "pIaces all in the same
region and with like geographical pros
pects," as follows "Industrially / did
not find the prospects as magnificent as
desired by the people of excited imagi
naticn, but very interesting, geologi
cally considered"
The clarion., 1887-04-13

The roster Of Second Mississippi Reg
iment in Mexican War was put in type
for this issue, but it's publication is una
voidably deferred until next week, when
it will certainly appear 1t will occupy
five columns of space, in small type.
The clarion., 1887-04-13
NorHrSa is now left 70 he dane

NOTHING is now left to be done BY
the Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad
Company but to obey the Law OF the
State authorizing the Railroad Com.
missioners to supervise its freights and
fares. The law has been pronounced
constitutional BY the Supreme Conrtzo ol
the States and Of the United States, By
which the company ought to have been
guided in the 6rst instance; but the
recent Act Of Congress, declaring that
Receivers axe anendnble to State laws,
leaves not the shadow Of pretext for
refusing to conform 70 The regulations
prescribed by the state Commission.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

Sometimes somepody comes to me und says
vhas Carl Dunder! | vhas All right, Mr.
Dunder, vhas going to trafel und like some
advice of you. Und j say to him:
Keep sober, take the middle car ON rail-
roadt train und doan' bet on some odder
mans game. Carl Dunder.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

Two of our State exchanges contain
notices of the death of Justice Bradley
of the United States Supreme court.
This is all the information we have on
the subject.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

JNo. T. RAYMOND, the actor, famous
as the impersonator of "Col. Mulberry
Sellers" in the "Gilded Age" died at
Evansville, Ind, of heart disease, the
10Th inst
The clarion., 1887-04-13

Sir Charles Dixie retains much of his popu-
larity in Chelsea. He has -adopted extreme
Radical views and fraternizes with the hrni-
blest people, being ever ready to AID them
with his plethoric purse 1t is expected thai
he viii be returned to parliament at the hrst
opportunity Chicago Herald. .s
The clarion., 1887-04-13

A RIENZI merchant says that the
State Railroad Commission saved to
that town last season about 5000, in
forcing reduction in freights on
cotton.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

Mr.. BLAINE's Western trip has not
been fruitful of good up to this time,
He is sick at Fort Gibson, I. T., with
bronchitis and pneumonia.
The clarion., 1887-04-13
Local. Option in Rankin.

Following is the official statement Of
the vote cast in the prohibition election
in Rankin county as Ne find it in the
Democrat:
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TIE total of the interest bearing
national debt amounts to 81 ia, 2S4, ,253.
The clarion., 1887-04-13
ITEMS OF ALL SORTS.

TIE winter has been one OF unusual
severity in Labrador.
The clarion., 1887-04-13

OF the conflict, New England, who sswrites
all the books" was holding a secession
convention, denouncing the war and Ia.
triguing with the emissaries of Grea,
Britain. As consequences, when England
sent her powerful feet to invest our ports
she exempted the coast of New England
from the operations of the blockade. When
the success OF the war had established il
popularity in the free States, Southern
man formulated the financial policy which
extinguished it immense debt in less than
twenty years.
Under these same aslothful and demon
alizing" auspices of slavery, the great
Indian wars were fought, their M a sgnifceut
country opened to white settlement, the
savages removed and measures adopted
TOR their civilization. Florida was acquired
from Spain and from France that vast
domain, the Louisiana Territory, compris-
ing more than one million square miles.
greater in extent and richer In resources
than the whole territory of the then exist
ing United States, and giving us the sole
ownership of the Mississippi River from
its source to the Gulf. This one achieve
ment, conceived and accomplished bv =
southern President, through the supreme
skill and courage Of Southern diploma
tist, oyershadovs in It's stnpendous propor-
tions outweighs in the vastness of its
results, every national measure presented
by Northern statesmanship and secured by
Northern enterprise si.ce che landing II
Plymouth Rock 1t was this far-reachine
stroke Of Southern diplomacy which
elected from the great Napoleon the pro-
phetic remark, that ssfhe acuuisition of
Louisiana forever strengthens the power
Of the United States and gives to England
maritime rival, that will some day
humble her pride.
The VAT TOR the Independence Of Ter =
and The administrators Of iss govsrnment
~ 4. southern Pre1ldepts. wss anofher
nanifeatation q The salothf1l enerriess 81
these "dependent idlers'' ana ssosefseers.'s p
Ihe var With Mexico and the snnexation
of Texas we've aasafIed ~ the he Gksfe1
With the same vehement opposition which
they hsd presenfed fo the last war via
Nn6land but 6outhoEn Rrsufdont axsin
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tue business 10 TX upon her responsible
lty Tor the debts contracted 1t is only
necessary now to say, that such liability
exists where she is the owner of the
farm upon which the crops are grown.
although the husband who conducts the
business, either in her name or his own
Is the sole owner of all the teams and
implements used in its cultivation
But the common law obligation of the
husband to provide supplies for his fam
lily is not changed or modified by the
statute, which has relation only to the
debts contracted in the business in
which the wife's property is employed .
norris the wife's estate to be subjected r.
the payment of debts contracted bv the
husband for family supplies an the
ground that he by devoting himself tn
her affairs disables himself from maxine
provision for the support of the family
Caldwell v. Hart, 81 Miss, 123.
Where the husband is dealt with as
the agent of the wife, and the good
sold are such as fall within the scone of
his apparent power to purchase The
creditor selling to him in COED faith as
agent could not be cut off from recnnrsa
against the wife by reason of the ann-n-
- -Ac eoOuo DOuSuL To the au n
port OF the family, but this is not be.
cause the wife is under obligation -
support the family, but because the
creditor has no interest in seeine n tbe
proper application of the goods 70 tbe
business of the principal; that is a mat e
ter to be settled between the princinsI
and the agent and the rights of The
creditor are not to be affected nv any
subsequent misappropriation by the
agent either to his own use or to that "a
third person. But a different rula
must apply where, as in this case the
credit Is extended to the husband "a an
individual and not as an agent. One Nc
who appoints an agent to represent him
IN his affairs (and it is the same if the
agency be established by Iaw) is bound
oy the acts Of that agent acting as such
and within the scope OF his agency. Bu}
where credit is given to the agent and
afterwards the creditor discovers the ,e en-
istence Of an undisclosed principal and
seeks e charge him, it is incumbent
upon him to prove that the contract ,,es wss
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09
A GALE.
4 Terrific Storm Reported III The Lab,
raider Coast aud Along The
Newfoundland Banks.
Many lives Lost and Hundreds of Thou
SANDS of Dollars Worth of Property
Destroyed or Swept Away,

ST. JOHN, \. + Sept. The steamer
PIover has srrivad from the north and re-
ports g great storm along the labrador
coast. She brings back the crews OF
eight fishing vessels wrecked there. FeaIs
are entertained that many other vessels
have been lost. Reports daily arriving
from ali parts of the country 60 to show
that the gele of August % vas one that
will long be remembered for loss Of life
ard the extent Of damage sustained from
It. Around the island Of St. Pierre
the gale ragged il ST. It's
fury. A vessel, name unknown, Hss
wrecked on the back of LOngley Island,
near st. Pierre, snd as no traCe OF her
crew has yet been found they must have
met with watery grave. Several large
vessels went ashore on Dog island, near
ST. Pierre, sno in many cases became
totsl wrecks. The amount Of damage to
property sustained by the Newfoundland
vessels that were on the banks during
the storm will eNceed 100000. Anchors
slipped Gnd broken, sails split
and torn, and st-awls lost
and abandoned is the dsily
report and many arriving have even a
sadder record to tell of how those who
went forth il the morning never had 8
chance OF returning, but were swallowed
mp in the pittiless storm or driven TO sea
to die of starvation.
The French steamer, Academia, lost
two Of her crew. The Joseph Amadit
also had two Of her crew swept over
board. The French ship, Chevreule, re-
ports having passed a large vessel bottom
up on the banks, it being too rough a
the time to make any observation. From
the description, however, it would ap-
pear to be the French bark, Saint Pierre
sailing from St. Pierre with crew Of IF
teen men.
The bark Ruby NJ. of Fortune, New
! foundland, has Just arrived having riddeI
| out the gale, but with the unfortunate in
telligence that the captain was knocked
overheard by stroke flom the end OF III
cable. There are as many as five bank
ing schooners missing from BURN, tv
from Grand Bank and one from Burgess
sill of which were on the banks the morn
ing OF the gale and have not yet bee
heard from. II the WOrs
should come to pass that thes
vessels are lost the breadwinners c
hundreds will nave net watery grsye!
Nor are the south and west portions c
the coast the only places that have SUI
fered. A telegram to-day from Tilt Cove
gives the tirst report from Labrador {
. the gale, ard 1t stetes that from tn
places SO far heard from, as many as te
schooners have been lost, but fOrtunatel
no lives lost,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09

GREENVLLE, Pa, Sept. 8.-The gen
eral council of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in the United States and Canada
convened here to-day. This council
promises to be OF more thsn ordinary in
terest. Representatives are here from
every synod of that part Of the church
known as the General Council of Luther
ems. This is the supreme body of this
branch Of the church in America. 1t rep
resents nine synods with two in advisory
relations, 99& ministers, 1885 congrega-
tions and 25S, 900 communicate members
This council is in more or less intimate
communication with all branches OF the
Lutheran church in America
which ranks fourth in num-
Der of all Protestant denominations
The general council was organized Just
twenty years ago. 1t supports about
| half OF the twentY-six Lutheran colleges
in the United States, and four theological
seminar es. 1t embraces five languages,
English, German, Norwegian, Swedish
and Danish. The7 home mission work
extends from Nova SCOTS to Texas, and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. It's
| foreign missions work is mostly in India
The deliberations of this body will be Of
interest to about ) 100000 people in the
United States and British America.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.

A Prominent citizen of Arkansas who Has
Been Wanted In missoari Since 1881.
special to the Gazette.
FORT SMITH, ARK, Sept. 9.-W. P.
Baker, prominent citizen Of Harrison,
Ark, was brought here to-day by Deputy
United States Marshal Frank Dalton Of
the Western district Of Arkansas. He
will be taken to Jefferson City,
Mo, TO answer to an indict-
ment charging him with forging
three money orders for So each on the
postmaster at Stockman, Mo, IN Septem-
Der, 81. The orders were all purported
TO have been drawn by f. S. Baker, 8
brother of the prisoner, VINO wss 81 that
time postmaster at Harrison, ARK, and
who is now 6 prominent merchant OF that
place The prisoner does not deny that
he is the man, but says he thought
the matter was long since settled.
Since he was indicted in October, 1881,
he has lived in California, Idaho, ARR 0na
and Oregon, but for the past three years
mas been Clerking in store at Harrison,
Ark, for his brother. A Missouri mar
shall came here on the 5th of the present
month and the United States Commits
sioner, Wheeler, issued a writ for Baker
IN this district, and writ OF removal has
been issued by the court here.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09
SAN SALVADOR REVOLUTION
Tho Consul at New York Expresses nc
Surprise at tho Report,

Tho Consul at New York Expresses no
Surprise at tho Report,
NEW YORK., Sept, Sat the office of
the San Salvador consul to-day, little
surprise was expressed about the re-
ported revolution in San Salvador. 1t
WAS said revolutions there were frequent.
DR.. Ialdiya, who was president of San
Salvador until three years ago, when a
revolution put him cut of power, has de-
termined TO be revenged upon the present
party holding the presidency, one Men
endez. General Barrtos was the person
to whom I1ldiTa owed his position, and
when the General was killed, few years
ago, Zsldivs lost his noWer. 1t was
thought at the consul's office that the re-
ported taking Of Port Ls Union was
planned and executed by Xsldivs's ad-
mirers, or else the government of Guate-
mala was up 10 some CT its old tricks, as
it was al established fact that Guatemala
owed no good will to either Menendez OF
! san SALVADOR
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-09
FROM JANIS 2. NEwCOMB.

san ANTONIO, TN. sept. :, lso..
10 the Editor of the Gazette.
Absence from the city is my excuse for
not replying to your inquiry, and perhaps
an too l2te 10 put in.
The late prohibition storm mss left the
Republican party intact.
We have lost nothing by an arbitration
between the contending factions Of the
Democracy.
Personally lock upon the result as 3
Republican victory.
The suggestion coming from Democrat
tc sources that the anil wing Of the De-
mocrscy VIII recruit from the ranks ofthe
German Republicans sufficient TO make
up their prohibition loss is as ridiculous
as to suggest that ne ColOred voters are
ready TO Go the same thing.
The "effect" of The late prohibition
canvass will be visible when the Prohloi-
tionists make their issue on strictly party
grounds. Respectfully,
JAMES Z. NEWCOlIR.